Alan Baker has spent over 20 years in prison (despite a tariff of just nine years) having received a discretionary life-sentence for the attempted murder of another prisoner. He has spent time in some 30 prisons and youth custody centres (as they were known when he was a younger man) and experienced maximum security segregation several times.… Read more “Alan Baker”
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Martin Wright
Martin Wright was a leading light in mediation, restorative justice, and penal reform, and a former Director of the Howard League for Penal Reform.
Helen P. Simpson
Helen P. Simpson has served as a community safety officer, involved in the development of crime reduction strategies and supporting secondary victims of homicide.
Eileen M. Bowlt
Eileen M. Bowlt is a local and legal historian who has researched and documented the history of English legal systems and local magistrates’ courts.
Michael O’Brien
Michael O’Brien is a survivor of one the most emblematic miscarriages of justice in Britain. Known as ‘The Cardiff Newsagent Three’ case, it has become a key point of reference for campaigners against injustice. His autobiography The Death of Justice (2008) recounts these events and Prisons Exposed (2013) was awarded the People’s Choice Book Award at Amazon.… Read more “Michael O’Brien”